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Old 15-07-2015, 22:21
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Samsung decided to hold a very quiet product launch for the new Galaxy A8.

Samsung has quietly launched its slimmest smartphone ever in China.

The Galaxy A8 isn't a spec-monster, but it's certainly a design feat for a company that gets criticized a lot on that front. The all-metal body is just 5.9mm thin, weighs a mere 151 grams (5.3 oz) and has a bezel size that you can basically round down to zero.

The internals are still good enough to fight any mid-range device: a 5.7-inch 1080p OLED display, 8-core Snapdragon 615 chip, a 16-megapixel f/2.2 rear/5-megapixel wide-angle f/1.9 front camera and 2GB of RAM. Despite the size, Samsung managed to squeeze in a generous 3,050mAh battery that's larger than the Galaxy S6's.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/15/samsungs-galaxy-a8/

Looks and sounds very nice for a Samsung (if it makes it to our shores).
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Old 15-07-2015, 22:30
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Looks nice
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Old 15-07-2015, 22:45
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Looks nice but how easily does it bend in practical use?

People stuff phones in pockets in the real world and if you don't want to pull a banana out of your trousers then it needs to be stiff!

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Old 15-07-2015, 22:45
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I wish makers would stop trying to go thinner and thinner - 9mm or 10mm is thin enough, stronger and allows a fatter battery.
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Old 15-07-2015, 22:49
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I wish makers would stop trying to go thinner and thinner - 9mm or 10mm is thin enough, stronger and allows a fatter battery.
Surprisingly they've managed to get a 3050mAh battery in, that's 500mAh more than an S6.
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